Launceston
Ching
The Ching name is one of many in
J.S. Eyre
Jonathan Symes Eyre is perhaps the finest example of a chemist whose
mineral water business outgrew his initial operations. The company bearing his
name is one of
He is listed
in 1883 as both a chemist and mineral water manufacturer but by 1889 is listed
as JS Eyre & Co aerated and mineral water manufacturer. The company was
later operated by Geake Bros who retained the JS Eyre name on their products.
By 1937 the mineral water business had been taken over by Dennifords
of Plymouth.
6oz skittle codd
embossed Geake Bros Late JS Eyre
1883 advert for JS Eyre
Acid etched 10oz Hamilton, JS
Eyre & Co, with original label
A variety of mineral bottles
bearing the Eyre name
Skittles and ginger beer
bottles from JS Eyre
1937 advert for Dennifords of Plymouth with Eyre reference
Shuker
Charles Beddoes Shuker is recorded in various
companies in Launceston between 1889 and 1926, in 1889
he is also recorded as operating in Plympton,
The bottle below is from the Shuker & Reed
partnership which is listed between 1906 and 1926. Interestingly, a stoneware
flagon has recently come to light which indicates that the Shuker
& Reed partnership were also operating as wine & spirit merchants in
Launceston.
